Straight Line runs away with Iroquois
Nancy A. Vanier & Cartwright Thoroughbred’s STRAIGHT LINE
(Boundary) moved to the lead on the far turn and dominated
through the stretch of Saturday’s $109,600 Iroquois S. (G3) at
Churchill Downs, taking a straight path to the finish line under
jockey Brice Blanc to win by five lengths.
Trained by Harvey Vanier, the dark bay two-year-old completed
the one-turn mile in 1:36 3/5 over the fast track. Can’t Trick
Jake (Mazel Trick) set a legitimate pace of :22 3/5 and :45 3/5
before giving way, and Straight Line set the final splits of 1:10
4/5 and 1:23 3/5 while drawing away. Favored at 2-1, the winner
returned $6.40, $3.80 and $3.
Social Probation (Jules) saved ground on the inside early and
swung wide into the stretch to finish up for second, two lengths
better than 2-1 second choice Greater Good (Intidab). The
runner-up was off at 5-1 and paid $5.40 and $3.40. Show gave back
$2.40. The exotics totaled $26.40 (exacta), $53.40 (trifecta) and
$210.80 for the $1 superfecta (2-1-5-6).
Chief Commander (Deputy Commander), Highgrove (Forestry),
Can’t Trick Jane and Norainonthisparty (Party Manners) brought up
the remainder of the field.
Bred in Kentucky by R. Alex Rankin & Louis Wright,
Straight Line was purchased for only $15,000 at last year’s
Keeneland September sale. The colt is out of the winning Zanti
(Strawberry Road [Aus]), who is also the dam of an unnamed
yearling colt by Broken Vow.
Winner of the Honest Pleasure S. and second in the
Arlington-Washington Futurity (G3), Straight Line now owns a
6-3-1-0 record with $166,312 in earnings. He could return later
in the meet for the Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) on November 27.